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• Video: California Deputies Rescue Baby Not Breathing at Traffic Stop

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  VIDEO: California Deputies Rescue Baby Not Breathing at Traffic StopTwo Los Angeles County Sheriff's deputies are being hailed as heroes for rescuing a 9-month-old boy who was found not breathing during a traffic stop Monday evening in Lakewood.According to a spokeswoman for the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, Deputy Tyler Milton saw a vehicle driving erratically about 10:20 p.m.Milton conducted a traffic stop, and when the vehicle pulled over a man quickly got out with a baby who was u
  
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• Video: 24 Guards, Inmates Treated for Opioid Exposure in Ohio Prison

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  Prison guards and inmates were among the two dozen people treated for possible drug exposure inside Ohio's Ross Correctional Institution Wednesday.Around 9 a.m. Wednesday, an inmate showed signs of a possible drug overdose at RCI, said Ohio State Highway Patrol spokesman Lt. Robert Sellers. As officers and medical responders arrived, a total of 24 individuals were treated through the administration of naloxone, 10TV reports.Fentanyl is suspected, possibly dispersed into the air by a fan, said Se
  
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• Union Claims Broward Sheriff Owes Employees $12 Million

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  The Broward Sheriff's Office Deputies Association said Tuesday in a news release that BSO owes employees about $12 million in underpayments and past pension contributions, but the agency's general counsel told Local 10 News Wednesday that the number is actually in the thousands.According to the news release, a recent arbitration hearing affirmed that BSO has been underpaying its employees for hours worked."This is a huge victory for current as well as retired employees," Union President Jeff Bel
  
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• Standoff with Gunman in Las Vegas Complicated by Man Live Streaming Incident

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  When a witness took to Facebook Live to stream the lead-up to the imminent death of an armed 18-year-old suspect at the hands of a Metro Police SWAT sniper, it “only served to inflame an already intense situation,” Clark County Assistant Sheriff Charles Hank said.“Obviously, we cannot stop someone from doing this. But we ask the community to think about what is more important: displaying an intense situation on social media or being socially responsible?” Hank said Tuesda
  
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• South Carolina Deputy Injured at Traffic Stop

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  A Cherokee County, SC, deputy was airlifted from the scene of a traffic stop on Monday night, where he was injured in a rollover incident. The suspect was reportedly trying to flee when his car rolled onto the deputy after turning over in a ditch.The Cherokee County Sheriff's Office says one of its narcotics deputies stopped a vehicle driven by Cornelius Sentell Mayberry  around 10 p.m. Monday night, Fox Carolina reports.The sheriff's office says Mayberry tried to flee the scene, causing&nb
  
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• Oklahoma Officer Acquitted in Controversial Shooting Protested for Teaching Others What to Expect

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  An Oklahoma officer, who was acquitted of manslaughter charges in the fatal 2016 shooting of an unarmed subject who was high on PCP and failing to comply with lawful orders given by her and other officers, is being protested for teaching a class to fellow law enforcement professionals about what to expect if it happens to them."I talk about the challenges that I face after my critical incident; the challenges that my husband and I were not prepared for," former Tulsa police officer Betty Shelby
  
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• NYPD Officers Injured in Ramming Incident, Driver Faces 40 Charges

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  A man—described by the New York Daily News as a "career crook"—allegedly rammed an unmarked police vehicle on the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge Monday injuring two officers. Peter Guarneri, 47, faces 40 criminal charges after the wrong-way pursuit, prosecutors said Tuesday.Police suspected Guarneri in a string of burglaries, when he allegedly hopped into a stolen 1999 Ford Econoline van in Brooklyn and headed toward the bridge. Triborough Bridge and Tunnel Authorities officers in three se
  
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• Jaguars Quarterback Buys Meals for Jacksonville Officers After Video Game Tournament Shooting

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  Quarterback for the Jacksonville Jaguars, Blake Bortles, bought police officers meals after they were tasked with responding to the Sunday shooting at an E-sports tournament that killed three, including the shooter, and wounded. Bortles had his foundation deliver meals to the police department and penned a handwritten note thanking the officers. “Thank you for everything that you do! Your service today and every day is greatly appreciated,” Bortles wrote.Big shout out to Bl
  
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• Georgia Deputies Arrested in Mexico for Gun Possession

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  On Thursday night, two Crisp County, GA, Sheriff's deputies were arrested in Cancun and taken into custody by Mexican authorities for bringing guns into the country.According to Crisp County Sheriff Billy Hancock, Martelle and Shawana Davis were traveling to Cancun for vacation. The pair are married and both work for the Crisp County Sheriff's Office.Hancock told 13WMAZ the Crisp County Sheriff's Office has a policy in place that allows officers to carry their weapons while off duty. The pair di
  
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• FEMA Releases Report on Response to Las Vegas Concert Massacre

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  Las Vegas police and Clark County firefighters experienced numerous communication problems and failed to follow some protocols on the night of the Oct. 1 mass shooting, according to a federal report released Monday.But the 61-page report also described the response to the attack — which left 58 concertgoers dead and more than 800 people injured — as “efficient” and “coordinated,” crediting the counter-terrorism training of Las Vegas police.The Federal Emergenc
  
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